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Laumontite from
Mont'Orfano (Montorfano), Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Laumontite
Formula:CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Laumontite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mont'Orfano (Montorfano), Mergozzo, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:316893
Long-form Identifier:1:3:316893:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Laumontite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘScala dei Ratti Quarry (Ratti Quarry; Scala Quarry), Feriolo, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘSeula mine, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
3.6km (2.3 miles) ⓘLocatelli quarry, Mount Camoscio, Oltrefiume, Baveno, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘBeura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘMaddalena quarry, Beura quarries, Beura-Cardezza, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘPianasca Quarry, Villadossola, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.3km (13.2 miles) ⓘRio Graia, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘGrignaschi Quarry, Cosasca, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘEglio, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘPiano del Lavonchio (Piano dei Lavonchi), Rio Vasca, Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
References
Strüver G. (1866): Minerali dei graniti di Baveno e di Montorfano. Atti R. Acc. Sci. Torino, 1, 395-397
Jervis, Guglielmo (1873) I tesori sotterranei dell'Italia descrizione topografica e geologica di tutte le localita nel Regno d'Italia [The underground treasures of Italy topographical and geological description of all the locations in the Kingdom of Italy] Vol. 1 - Regione Della Alpi.
Leuze A. (1892): Mineralogische Notizen. In: Bericht über die 25. Versammlung des oberrheinischen geologischen Verains zu Basel am 21. April 1892. Druck von Alfred Müller & Co., Stuttgart, pages 20-33
Tacconi, E. (1903) Sopra alcuni minerali del granito di Montorfano. Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, serie 5, Rendiconti, Classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali, 12 (1° semestre): 355-359
Tacconi E. (1905) Ulteriori osservazioni sopra i minerali del granito di Montorfano (parisite, ottaedrite, zircone, ecc.). Atti della Reale Accademia dei Lincei, serie 5, Rendiconti, Classe di scienze fisiche, matematiche e naturali: 14 (2° semestre): 88-93
Gallitelli P. (1938): Ricerche petrografiche sul Montorfano (Lago Maggiore). Mem. R. Acc. Sci. Lett. Arti Modena, 3, 1-92
Scaini G. (1939): Itinerari mineralogici. Comune di Mergozzo. Località: cave di granito bianco di Mont’Orfano. Natura, 30, 3, 155-159
Del Caldo, A.; Moro, C.; Gramaccioli, C.M.; Boscardin, M. (1973) Guida ai minerali. Fratelli Fabbri Editori. 208 pp.
De Michele, V. (1974) Guida mineralogica d'Italia. Istituto Geografico De Agostini.
Gramaccioli, C. M. (1975) Minerali Alpini e Prealpini Vol. 1 and 2. Istituto Italiano Edizioni Atlas S.p.A. 472pp.
Piccoli, G.C., Maletto, G., Bosio, P., Lombardo, B. (2007) Minerali del Piemonte e della Valle d'Aosta - Associazione Amici del Museo "F. Eusebio" Alba.
 
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